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Honest measure

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Wallach Division Picture Collection

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Shoes -- Shining

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Honest measure

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Title
Honest measure
Collection

Wallach Division Picture Collection

Shoes -- Shining

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1880
Topics
Boys
Benches
Shoe shining
Men -- Clothing & dress
Women -- Clothing & dress
Children -- Clothing & dress
Shoe buckles -- 1910-1919
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: Printed on border: "Big-footed old gentleman - 'Boy, can you clean my boots?' Sharp boy: 'I'll try, if you'll only put half at a time on my box. (Aside. Feet you call'em! I should'a said eighteen inches, and no change out. You has to have your boots made to measure, and lots of it, I'll bet.)'"
Source note: Fun on the sands : a holiday book for everybody, with pictures on every page, engraved. The "Fun" Office, 1880) Dalziel Brothers, Engraver.
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17212513
Barcode: 33333159385604
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 464f4590-c563-012f-c3df-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
The copyright and related rights status of this item has been reviewed by The New York Public Library, but we were unable to make a conclusive determination as to the copyright status of the item. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.

Item timeline of events

  • 1880: Issued
  • 2014: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

The New York Public Library. "Honest measure" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1880. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-334e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

Chicago/Turabian Format

The New York Public Library. "Honest measure" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-334e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

APA Format

The New York Public Library. (1880). Honest measure Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e1-334e-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99

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Honest measure